On another note did anyone know that three actors played Wedge Antilles in a new hope?

In the rebel briefing room scene the pilot who says "Thats impossible even for a computer" is Wedge but played by actor Colin Higgins. Higgins was replaced later by Denis Lawson but it isnt Denis you hear. He was voiced by David Ankrum.

The first time you hear Denis as Wedge was in Rogue Squadron 11 Rogue Leader game.

Actually, Rogue Squadron II didn't come out until 2001. Denis first voiced Wedge in The Empire Strikes Back._________________“You keep talking about a maker. Who made you?”
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:48 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

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I may have the beginning of this tale wrong, but the main portion is correct:

During filming of ESB, Harrison Ford couldn't get to the filming location on the train (or whatever mode of transportation he was using) because of the snow. So he hitched a ride on a snow plow! _________________
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:27 am

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darthrevan1Knight

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Jaina Solo Fel wrote:

darthrevan1 wrote:

On another note did anyone know that three actors played Wedge Antilles in a new hope?

In the rebel briefing room scene the pilot who says "Thats impossible even for a computer" is Wedge but played by actor Colin Higgins. Higgins was replaced later by Denis Lawson but it isnt Denis you hear. He was voiced by David Ankrum.

The first time you hear Denis as Wedge was in Rogue Squadron 11 Rogue Leader game.

Not according to the latest SW Insider but no details are given about either ESB or indeed ROTJ but to me he didnt until 2001

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James Earl Jones suffered from a stutter as a child. To combat this he wrote a number of his own poetry. When he read it in front of the class he didnt stutter so he was encouraged to write as much as he could and to read it aloud as much as he could.

Moray Bush who played Dengar in ANH was also David Prowse foot double in ANH. When Vader prods Kenobis empty cloak after their duel its Bushs foot that you see not Prowse

Liam Neeson wanted some romance to happen between Qui-Gon and Shmi in TPM

Carrie Fisher had a stunt double for Jabbas sail barge._________________"You see that I was right, now, dont you?. The truth is written in blood"

Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:12 pm

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Jaina Solo FelKnight

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Hmm. I don't get Insider. Maybe they were talking about specific voice work and didn't count Empire or Jedi? 'Cause that was the only Star Wars voice work he's done other than the movies, unless he's working on some right now. _________________“You keep talking about a maker. Who made you?”
“Actually, I don’t quite recall. But I was made, so the existence of my maker is beyond question. And since I consider my existence to be a good thing, he was without a doubt benevolent and forward thinking.”
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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 5:09 am

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darthrevan1Knight

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Jaina Solo Fel wrote:

Hmm. I don't get Insider. Maybe they were talking about specific voice work and didn't count Empire or Jedi? 'Cause that was the only Star Wars voice work he's done other than the movies, unless he's working on some right now.

To be honest Im not sure it just said the first time we hear Denis is in the Rogue Squadron game. If it was his voice in Empire or Jedi I would assume they would have said.

Im confused a bit too.

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First scene to be filmed in TPM was Sidious and Maul talking on Coruscant

Both Ben Burtt and Rick McCallum appear as extras in TPM while Lucas and his daughter Katie appear in ROTS.

The Boba Fett costume from Empire was made with Alan Harris in mind but it didnt fit. Jeremy bulloch who is Robert Watts a producer half brother was told if the costume fit the role was his. It did. Harris played Bossk the Trandoshan bounty hunter in the same scene.

Silas Carson played at least 3 roles in TPM. In one scene he plays a republic pilot talking to himself when hes a Neimodian as the Republic Cruiser prepares to land in the Trade Federation ship._________________"You see that I was right, now, dont you?. The truth is written in blood"

Katie Lucas appeared in all three prequel movies. First, as one of Anakin's friends (I believe she's the one that tells him his podracer is 'never going to run'. In the bar scene in ep II as the purple Twi'lek, and ep III as Revan says at the opera).

Amanda Lucas also appeared in all three prequels. Twice in Ep I: as the voice of a Neimoidian, and as one of Gardulla's dancers. In ep II in that same bar. And, in ep III, at the opera, too.

Jett Lucas only appeared in Eps II and III. Originally they were different characters, but after III was released, it was retconned as one person - the person being Zett Jukassa, who is the kid fighting the clones on the landing platform, when Bail turns to leave the Temple. His character is also in The Padawan Menace, I believe, though it's not voiced by him.

Want to know who else is in that ep II bar scene? Ahmed Best and Anthony Daniels. And Amy Allen. Three times._________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:03 am

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Yes and the guy who used to be in Home and Away who tries to sell death sticks to Obi-Wan. That was a funny scene._________________"You see that I was right, now, dont you?. The truth is written in blood"

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:06 am

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Banthas were just elephants wearing costumes. The one that played the one that we see ridden by the Tusken Raider got a leg infection or something while filming ANH._________________There's always a bigger fish - Qui Gon Jinn.

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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:13 am

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In anh there was only one elephant. Mardji the other was a optical composite. I heard it died years after._________________"You see that I was right, now, dont you?. The truth is written in blood"

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:18 pm

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darthrevan1 wrote:

In anh there was only one elephant. Mardji the other was a optical composite. I heard it died years after.

Most things do eventually die, sadly. _________________"I'm...from Earth."

In anh there was only one elephant. Mardji the other was a optical composite. I heard it died years after.

Most things do eventually die, sadly.

Yes and hopefully they become one with the force _________________"You see that I was right, now, dont you?. The truth is written in blood"

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:48 pm

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I'm hijacking this thread for Star Wars trivia in general.

Lately I've learned a couple cool trivia items. For instance, author Barbara Hambly did not want to have to deal with Luke using the Force in the two books she wrote. So she invented reasons why he couldn't use the Force. In Children of the Jedi, Luke is badly wounded and forced to use all his abilities for healing and pain suppression, handicapping him from using the Force on anything else. In Planet of Twilight, Luke couldn't use the Force because it would randomly impact someone on the planet in a bad way.

Yeah, that's one way to get around writing the Force._________________
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:14 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

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How...how in the world?! How can you want to write Luke Skywalker, but not use the Force? That's like writing George Washington without bothering to mention he was a President, or writing Einstein and making him dumb. Or writing Neil Armstrong, but skirting around the fact that he was an astronaut! I always thought her books were bad...now I understand why. _________________
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:13 pm

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I find it hilariously wtf on Hambly's part. Why would you accept a contract to write X number of books for a fandom when you don't want to deal with one of the key aspects that sets that fandom apart from others?_________________Roqoo Depot co-founder.

That's ... that's ... I have no words. Correction: I have words, but nothing I can repeat on here. I echo Cerrinea's sentiments above._________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.